Heckbert Studio will be back on campus February 24-28 for graduation portrait appointments. Students can book appointments online now for these dates. Heckbert Studios will be located in the UPEISU office, 2nd floor, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Please encourage students to book their appointments early to meet yearbook and wall composite deadlines. Students who book campus sessions will receive 50% off their session fee (only $20 plus tax) and funds will support the UPEI Student Union. To book, please visit www.heckbertstudio.com or call (902) 566-5500.

Friday, January 10: 6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. CBU 7:00 pm (M) Hockey @ UNB 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. CBU Saturday, January 11: 6:00 pm (W) Basketball @ SMU 7:00 pm (M) Hockey @ STU 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. SMU Sunday, January 12: 4:00 pm (W) Hockey @ MtA All games can be watched live at austv.ca Go Panthers Go!

The Biology Department hosts the Human Biology and Environmental Sciences Seminar Series on Friday, January 10, 2014. Dr. Christian Lacroix, Department of Biology and Interim VP Academic will present: “Sexual Identity Issues in Aroids” from 12:30-1:30 pm in the Duffy Science Centre, Room 204. All are welcome to attend.

Compute Canada will be hosting a series of Town Hall meetings in Atlantic Canada during the week of January 13, 2014. All faculty, students, and other researchers currently or potentially doing computational research are strongly encouraged to participate in the meeting closest to them. The input received during these sessions will help shape the plan for the advancement of High Performance Computing (HPC) in Canada, as well as define the roles and responsibilities of Compute Canada nationally and the regional consortia such as ACEnet. To ensure that the interests of Atlantic Canadian researchers continue to be well represented nationally, it is critical that we have active participation in these meetings. Please visit the following link to register for the Charlottetown meeting, which will be held at 1:00 pm on January 14 in room 202 of the Duffy Science Building. https://computecanada.ca/en/about-us/news/general-news/320-consultation…

Human Resources, in partnership with Murphy's Pharmacies, will be hosting an information session on New Strategies for Managing Chronic Pain and Arthritis. This session will be the first in a series of Healthy Campus Sessions taking place over the coming months. The session will be held on Friday, January 10 in Andrew Hall (Rm 142) beginning at 1:00 pm. Please pre-register by contacting Lacey Myers at ljmyers@upei.ca

You're invited to submit stories, announcements, or departmental updates to UPEI's newsletter, the Campus Connector. The submission deadline for the next edition is Monday, January 6 by 5:00 pm. Submissions must follow these guidelines: -be emailed to Sheila Kerry at communications@upei.ca -sent in a Microsoft Word or plain text document -be no longer than 250 words The editors reserve the right to edit content, will not consider incomplete submissions, and cannot guarantee that all submitted materials will be published. If you have any questions or comments, please contact communications@upei.ca.

If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat. When: Friday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Where: Stanley Bridge Country Resort. Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals and snacks How to Register: Visit research.upei.ca/timetowrite Participants must be registered by Friday, February 21.

At tomorrow's next Research on Tap, join us for a discussion about gender, sex, and equality. Dr. Ann Braithwaite, associate professor and coordinator of Women's Studies, will lead a discussion titled "What is equality anyways?" The event discussion begins at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, January 7 at The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. Sound interesting? Join us. Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with UPEI researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117, or datkinson@upei.ca

Human Resources, in partnership with Murphy's Pharmacies, will be hosting an information session on New Strategies for Managing Chronic Pain and Arthritis. This session will be the first in a series of Healthy Campus Sessions taking place over the coming months. The session will be held on Friday, January 10 in Andrew Hall (Rm 142) beginning at 1:00 pm. Please pre-register by contacting Lacey Myers at ljmyers@upei.ca

You're invited to submit stories, announcements, or departmental updates to UPEI's newsletter, the Campus Connector. The submission deadline for the next edition is Monday, January 6 by 5:00 pm. Submissions must follow these guidelines: -be emailed to Sheila Kerry at communications@upei.ca -sent in a Microsoft Word or plain text document -be no longer than 250 words The editors reserve the right to edit content, will not consider incomplete submissions, and cannot guarantee that all submitted materials will be published. If you have any questions or comments, please contact communications@upei.ca.

If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat. When: Friday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Where: Stanley Bridge Country Resort. Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals and snacks How to Register: Visit research.upei.ca/timetowrite Participants must be registered by Friday, February 21.

At tomorrow's next Research on Tap, join us for a discussion about gender, sex, and equality. Dr. Ann Braithwaite, associate professor and coordinator of Women's Studies, will lead a discussion titled "What is equality anyways?" The event discussion begins at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, January 7 at The Pourhouse, above The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Charlottetown. Sound interesting? Join us. Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with UPEI researchers. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson at 620-5117, or datkinson@upei.ca

Friday, January 3: 6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. Lakeland (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) (Watch online at http://bit.ly/19EPHtu) 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. Dalhousie (Rod Shoveller Tournament) (http://austv.ca/) 9:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. MSVU (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) Saturday, January 4: 2:00 pm (W) Hockey vs. StFX (http://austv.ca/) 4:00 pm (W) Volleyball @ Holland College (Exhibition) 5:00 pm (W) Basketball @ MSVU (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) (Watch online at http://bit.ly/19EPHtu) 5:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. SMU (Rod Shoveller Tournament) (http://austv.ca/) 7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs. Acadia (http://austv.ca/) Sunday, January 5: 11:00 am (W) Volleyball @ Holland College (Exhibition) 1:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. StFX (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) (Watch online at http://bit.ly/19EPHtu) 2014 Atlantic University Curling Championship, January 3-5: Hosted by UNB at the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton, NB. Follow UPEI's Male and Female teams and all the live scores at: http://bit.ly/1g0En9r

Due to weather and travel conditions, tonight's UPEI Men's Hockey game against Dalhousie University has been cancelled. A rescheduled date will be sent out as soon as possible.

Friday, January 3: 6:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. Lakeland (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) (Watch online at http://bit.ly/19EPHtu) 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. Dalhousie (Rod Shoveller Tournament) (http://austv.ca/) 9:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. MSVU (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) Saturday, January 4: 2:00 pm (W) Hockey vs. StFX (http://austv.ca/) 4:00 pm (W) Volleyball @ Holland College (Exhibition) 5:00 pm (W) Basketball @ MSVU (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) (Watch online at http://bit.ly/19EPHtu) 5:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. SMU (Rod Shoveller Tournament) (http://austv.ca/) 7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs. Acadia (http://austv.ca/) Sunday, January 5: 11:00 am (W) Volleyball @ Holland College (Exhibition) 1:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. StFX (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) (Watch online at http://bit.ly/19EPHtu) 2014 Atlantic University Curling Championship, January 3-5: Hosted by UNB at the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton, NB. Follow UPEI's Male and Female teams and all the live scores at: http://bit.ly/1g0En9r

Due to weather and travel conditions, tonight's UPEI Men's Hockey game against Dalhousie University has been cancelled. A rescheduled date will be sent out as soon as possible.

You're invited to submit stories, announcements, or departmental updates to UPEI's newsletter, the Campus Connector. The submission deadline for the next edition is Monday, January 6 by 5:00 pm. Submissions must follow these guidelines: -be emailed to Sheila Kerry at communications@upei.ca -sent in a Microsoft Word or plain text document -be no longer than 250 words The editors reserve the right to edit content, will not consider incomplete submissions, and cannot guarantee that all submitted materials will be published. If you have any questions or comments, please contact communications@upei.ca.

UPEI Athletics and Recreation invites the public to share photos of their backyard rink from anywhere in PEI. Entrants could win a visit from UPEI Panther women's and men's varsity players, as well as tickets to see a Panther varsity hockey game of their choice. Email pictures, including name, contact information, and a brief description of what your rink means to your family and neighborhood, to panthercentral@upei.ca. Contest ends January 19 at 5:00 pm.

Thursday, January 2: 6:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. StFX (Rod Shoveller Tournament) Friday, January 3: 4:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. StFX (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) 7:30 pm (M) Hockey vs. Dalhousie (http://austv.ca/) 8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. Dalhousie (Rod Shoveller Tournament) 9:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. MSVU (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) Saturday, January 4: 2:00 pm (W) Hockey vs. StFX (http://austv.ca/) 3:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. Lakeland (Dyrick McDermott Tournament) 4:00 pm (W) Volleyball @ Holland College (Exhibition) 5:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. SMU (Rod Shoveller Tournament) 7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs. Acadia (http://austv.ca/) 2014 Atlantic University Curling Championship, January 3-5: Hosted by UNB at the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton, NB. Follow UPEI's Male and Female teams and all the live scores at: http://bit.ly/1g0En9r GOPANTHERSGO!

You're invited to submit stories, announcements, or departmental updates to UPEI's newsletter, the Campus Connector. The submission deadline for the next edition is Monday, January 6 by 5:00 pm. Submissions must follow these guidelines: -be emailed to Sheila Kerry at communications@upei.ca -sent in a Microsoft Word or plain text document -be no longer than 250 words The editors reserve the right to edit content, will not consider incomplete submissions, and cannot guarantee that all submitted materials will be published. If you have any questions or comments, please contact communications@upei.ca.